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QA2 - New Retriever Field Trial Title
The Board VOTED to amend Chapter 14 of the Field Trial Rules & Standard Procedures for
Retrievers to create a new suffix title called Qualified All-Age 2 (QA2) that can be earned in
Retriever Field Trials. The title is earned when a dog on two occasions has met the qualifications
to enter the Limited All-Age stake. The QA2 title is meant to acknowledge an intermediate level of
achievement in order to encourage participants to remain active in the sport and their club. This
will be read at the March Delegate meeting for a VOTE at the June Delegate meeting.

Chapter 14, Section 14 (new section)
SECTION 14. QA2 Title. (Qualified All-Age 2) A Retriever shall be eligible to be
awarded the suffix title QA2 if on two occasions it has met the requirements to
participate in a Limited All-Age stake. The owner of a dog that is eligible for the
QA2 title shall submit a title application form developed by the Performance
Events Department along with a nominal processing fee. Once the qualifications
have been verified, the title shall be added to the dog’s record. The title will
appear on the dog’s pedigree. The submittal of the title application form is up to
the discretion of the owner. The QA2 title application form can be found one the
AKC website at www.akc.org/events/fieldtrials/retrievers

QA2 - New Retriever Field Trial Title
The Board VOTED to amend Chapter 14 of the Field Trial Rules & Standard Procedures for
Retrievers to create a new suffix title called Qualified All-Age 2 (QA2) that can be earned in
Retriever Field Trials. The title is earned when a dog on two occasions has met the qualifications
to enter the Limited All-Age stake. The QA2 title is meant to acknowledge an intermediate level of
achievement in order to encourage participants to remain active in the sport and their club. This
will be read at the March Delegate meeting for a VOTE at the June Delegate meeting.

Chapter 14, Section 14 (new section)
SECTION 14. QA2 Title. (Qualified All-Age 2) A Retriever shall be eligible to be
awarded the suffix title QA2 if on two occasions it has met the requirements to
participate in a Limited All-Age stake. The owner of a dog that is eligible for the
QA2 title shall submit a title application form developed by the Performance
Events Department along with a nominal processing fee. Once the qualifications
have been verified, the title shall be added to the dog’s record. The title will
appear on the dog’s pedigree. The submittal of the title application form is up to
the discretion of the owner. The QA2 title application form can be found one the
AKC website at www.akc.org/events/fieldtrials/retrievers

Great, thank you! So, two occasions of All-Age qualifications could be many different combinations such as

1st & 2nd in Qual
2nd & 2nd in Qual
1st & 1st in Qual
Qual 1st or 2nd and All Age Jam
2 All Age Jams
All Age placement and Jam

It's probably $20. The AKC Spaniel tests started offering an "Advanced" title, ie., MHA (Master Hunter Advanced) for the same reason, to keep titled dogs in the sport (more money for AKC). The catch is, the handler has to keep track of the additional passes and handler is responsible for getting Club Secretary to verify. Then, the handler must mail the form into AKC. BTW, for the Advanced Spaniel title, the dog must pass with an average score of 8 as opposed to 7.

So if your dog is already QAA and you are chasing the QA2 title .Will it in turn make it more competitive to get QAA (QA1), because of more dogs being re-entered in the qualifying stakes looking to put the QA2 title on ?